Thanks to Shane Roberts for his help on the Bird Count today. Our next Bird Count will be December 18th beginning at the Bird Center at 8 am. Come join us and see what winter birds are about...................... Today we say or heard the following species: Great Blue Heron, Tundra Swans, Canada Goose, Mallard, Gadwall, Hooded Merganser, Red-tailed hawk, Bald Eagle, N. Harrier, Herring Gull, Ring-billed gull, Bonaparte's gull, Mourning Dove, N. Flicker, Hairy Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Black-capped Chickadee, White-breasted nuthatch, Red-breasted nuthatch, Brown Creeper, Winter Wren, A. Robin, Hermit Thrush, GC Kinglet, Yellow-rumped warbler, Rusty Blackbird, N. Cardinal, Junco, A. Tree Sparrow, House Finch, A. Goldfinch, House Sparrow. Our annual Holiday Open House is Sunday December 2 from noon until 5 pm. Come out for a great afternoon, good food, live music, kids' activities and holiday shopping. Mary L. Warren Wildlife Communications Specialist Magee Marsh Wildlife Area 13229 W. State Route 2 Oak Harbor, OH 43449 419-898-0960 #31 419-898-4017 Fax [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Keep the WILD in Ohio..........find out how you can help at www.wildstampohio.com<http://www.wildstampohio.com> "I go to nature to be soothed and healed , and to have my senses put in order." John Burroughs ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]